us indian agent douglas h cooper enrolled natives for service as early as april of 1861 again before an official treaty of alliance had been signed muster role show over 100 troops enlisted in may of 1861 specifically on may 13th and scullyville. described which you can see here in the northeast corner of choctaw nation. and and scullyville was known as a particular stronghold for southern support because of the large number of slaveholders in the area. so perhaps that explains this high number of enlistments in that area or this fervor for enlistment might have been prompted by the neighboring state of arkansas's decision to join the confederacy less than one week prior on may 7th of 1861. so you can see other locations on this map that were hotbeds of enlistment activity dokesville, fort ouachita for arbuckle sulfur spring goodland station sugarloaf boggy depot, blackjack grove and perryville were all locations for clusters of enlistment in 1861 dogsville and boggy depot. so each served as capitals of the choctaw nation. so these seem like very logical sites for forming companies.